Featuring select students, faculty, and relevant world musicians in the Hickory community, the Hickory Music Factory will present a program of holiday music representing cultures from all over the world. Featuring guests from India, Guatemala, Hmong Diaspora, Cyprus, Russia, Portugal and Italy, we invite Hickory to celebrate this time of renewal and return to light with the musical traditions of God Yule, Christmas, Natale, New Years and MORE! Purchase your tickets HERE!

We would like to thank our amazing 2025

Swingin Under The Stars sponsors:

Did you know that music is a crucial tool in your child’s development? Early music education enhances the brain’s development (cognitive skills, fine motor movement, language, memory, speech, and the list goes on)! If you don’t have

We have just one week until our fall ensembles are in full swing! The semester is started off strong with our known HMF Jazz Combo, directed by Rick Hefner.
🔸What is it? A semester-long ensemble that focuses on the study of the jazz art form, how t

🎶 ¡Say hola to music! 🎶
Introducing Little Amigos Music — a joyful, bilingual music & movement class for ages 3-5, under the direction of Rhonda Lickman.
Your little one will sing, strum, play, and dance their way through rhythm, st

They're HERE! Hickory Music Factory’s ensemble programs set our school apart from ALL others! Please explore our FALL 2025 Ensemble programs and see where you or your child might apply what you’ve learned so far!
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Congratulations to our 2025 Rock Camp bands for their AMAZING concerts this past Friday night! We are thankful for our camp directors Liam Bailey and Rick Cline, as well as The Premier for them allowing us to use their incredible venue. We can't wait

Our annual Rock Camp is in full swing, and these teens are busy preparing for their concert THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! Each band will perform 3 songs including one song from this year's theme: a tribute to Tom Petty. Each band will write an original composit

Building futures through music

The Hickory Music Factory was founded upon the desire to foster an environment of creativity in our community based on music. Our organization does so through outreach projects, performances, educational programs, and community development initiatives. Our goal is to provide a musical experience for the individual that is void of all barriers, whether those be from learning differences, financial struggle, or physical ability.